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INFORMATION SOURCES
The Asociacion de Alzheimer de Puerto Rico is one of the best sources of information to obtain additional help. The Alzheimer's Association in the United States has more than 200 centers and 1600 support groups nation wide, where family members of patients with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, share their experiences, find emotional support, and listen to practical suggestions to learn how to manage their lives.
Following is a list of suggested books that will help you better understand Alzheimer's disease.
WHEN A RELATIVE HAS
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
David. L. Carroll.
Editorial Harper & Row,
1989, New York.
WHEN A RELATIVE HAS ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE; A
PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE CAREGIVER.
David L. Carroll.
Editorial Harper & Row,
1989, New York.
THE 36
HOUR DAY
Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins.
Editorial John Hopkins
University, 1991, Baltimore.
Revised Edition.
THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH
ALZHEIMER'S. A MANUAL FOR CAREGIVERS IN THE HOME.
Lisa P. Gwyther, ACSW
American Association of Health Care,
Alzheimer's Association and
Related Disorders, 1985,
Durham, North Carolina.
THE
LOSS OF SELF: A FAMILY RESOURCE FOR THE CARE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
AND RELATED DISORDERS.
Donna Cohen y Carl Eisdorfer.
1986, New York.
UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
Miriam K. Aronson.
Editorial Scribner, 1988, New York
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MEDICATIONS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
The Association of Alzheimer's
and Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.
November 1989, Washington, DC.
THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS: THE
BASIC GUIDE FOR PATIENT'S RIGHTS.
George J. Annas.
Editorial University of South
Illinois, 1989.
Carbondale, IL
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